Coupled iron cycling and organic matter transformation across redox interfaces

H Dong, Q Zeng, Y Sheng, C Chen, G Yu… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
Soils and sediments are major reservoirs of organic matter (OM), whose dynamic turnover
has a major impact on carbon cycling and global climate. OM in soils and sediments is …

Dynamic interactions at the mineral–organic matter interface

M Kleber, IC Bourg, EK Coward, CM Hansel… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
Minerals are widely assumed to protect organic matter (OM) from degradation in the
environment, promoting the persistence of carbon in soil and sediments. In this Review, we …

Global stocks and capacity of mineral-associated soil organic carbon

K Georgiou, RB Jackson, O Vindušková… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Soil is the largest terrestrial reservoir of organic carbon and is central for climate change
mitigation and carbon-climate feedbacks. Chemical and physical associations of soil carbon …

Soil organic matter formation, persistence, and functioning: A synthesis of current understanding to inform its conservation and regeneration

MF Cotrufo, JM Lavallee - Advances in agronomy, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil organic matter (SOM) provides vital services to humanity. Its preservation and further
accrual are key to sustain food production and avoid an irreversible climate crisis. Here we …

Oxide–and silicate–water interfaces and their roles in technology and the environment

JL Bañuelos, E Borguet, GE Brown Jr… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Interfacial reactions drive all elemental cycling on Earth and play pivotal roles in human
activities such as agriculture, water purification, energy production and storage …

Deep-C storage: Biological, chemical and physical strategies to enhance carbon stocks in agricultural subsoils

ES Button, J Pett-Ridge, DV Murphy, Y Kuzyakov… - Soil Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to their substantial volume, subsoils contain more of the total soil carbon (C) pool than
topsoils. Much of this C is thousands of years old, suggesting that subsoils offer …

The deep soil organic carbon response to global change

CE Hicks Pries, R Ryals, B Zhu, K Min… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Over 70% of soil organic carbon (SOC) is stored at a depth greater than 20 cm belowground.
A portion of this deep SOC actively cycles on annual to decadal timescales and is sensitive …

Soil organic carbon storage as a key function of soils-A review of drivers and indicators at various scales

M Wiesmeier, L Urbanski, E Hobley, B Lang… - Geoderma, 2019 - Elsevier
The capacity of soils to store organic carbon represents a key function of soils that is not only
decisive for climate regulation but also affects other soil functions. Recent efforts to assess …

A critical review on the multiple roles of manganese in stabilizing and destabilizing soil organic matter

H Li, F Santos, K Butler, E Herndon - Environmental science & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Manganese (Mn) is a biologically important and redox-active metal that may exert a poorly
recognized control on carbon (C) cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. Manganese influences …

Mineral protection regulates long-term global preservation of natural organic carbon

JD Hemingway, DH Rothman, KE Grant, SZ Rosengard… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
The balance between photosynthetic organic carbon production and respiration controls
atmospheric composition and climate,. The majority of organic carbon is respired back to …